[Verse 1]
I used to be a stripper
Stripping cars and trucks
Late nights in the yard
With the hood up, wrist bust
Peelin' off that film
Got the chrome back clean
Black grease on my knuckles
Like a badge on a dream
Every bolt I loosened
Every scratch I chased
Made a wreck look proud
When it rolled out fresh
I knew that rust by name
Knew that dented shame
Took the old thing ugly
Made it know its fame
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands on the steel
Heart in the grind
I took that weight
And made it shine
[Chorus]
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
From rough to ready
I built my luck
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
You saw a shell
I saw enough
[Verse 2]
Oil on my tee shirt
Sun in my face
Radio low
But I kept the pace
Door panel off
Then the trim came loose
One good pull
And the whole frame moved
I heard that engine talk
When the cover slid
Sounded like a beast
Coming back from the dead
Now when I look back
I don't feel small
I made hard work
Look stand tall
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands on the steel
Heart in the grind
I took that weight
And made it shine
[Chorus]
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
From rough to ready
I built my luck
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
You saw a shell
I saw enough
[Bridge]
Old chrome, new pride
That was my lane
Bent metal taught me
How to take the pain
One more pass
One more wipe
Dead thing moving
Back to life
[Final Chorus]
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
From rough to ready
I built my luck
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
You saw a shell
I saw enough
I was stripping cars and trucks
Stripping cars and trucks
Still got that grit
Still got that touch